In the Aviary

A few weeks back I spent an afternoon at Sequoia Park Zoo’s aviary. There’s a number of exotic birds within its confines, including golden pheasants, scarlet ibises, and Nicobar pigeons, among others. The newest birds in the aviary are a pair of whistling ducks:

The male golden pheasant may be the most beautiful bird in the aviary:

Here’s more shots of miscellaneous birds, starting with the scarlet ibis:

Nor should we get the other, smaller, “raptor” aviary at the zoo, which houses two eagles and an owl: